Microfilm
also known as: Microfiche, Microfilm Microfiche.
Use microfilm and microfiche versions of many useful local studies and family history materials, including local newspapers and censuses, for free.
Microfilm and
Microfiche
Microfilm is a film record of
a document that resists deterioration and requires little storage
space.
Microfiche is very similar to microfilm; it is
a small piece of photographic film containing information too small
to be seen without magnification.
As part of the Local Studies and Family History collection,
Northumberland libraries hold microfilm and microfiche, as well as
readers so that they can be examined by library members.
Materials available in microfilm or microfiche form
Click on the links below to find out more about the libraries'
collection of:
Local Newspapers
A selection of libraries have local newspapers on microfilm from
as early as 1855, including:
Alnwick Library
- Alnwick & County Gazette 1883 - 1950
- Alnwick Advertiser 1979 - 1992
- Northumberland Gazette 1965 - Current
Ashington Library
- Blyth Weekly News 1878 - 1894; 1896 - 1897
- Ashington Advertiser 1940 - 1948
- Ashington & District Advertiser 1949 - 1958
Berwick Library
- Berwick Advertiser 1901 - Current
- Berwick Journal 1855 - 1882; 1910 - 1957 (not 1911,
1914-15)
Blyth Library
- Blyth Bi-Weekly News 1895-1899
- Blyth Examiner 1888 - 1894
- Blyth News 1900 - 1982
Hexham Library
- Haltwhistle Echo 1904 - 1930; 1946 - 1968
- Hexham Courant 1864 - Current
- Hexham Herald 1868 - 1922
Morpeth Library
- Blyth Weekly News 1883 – 1896 (not 1895)
- Morpeth & Blyth Echo Jan 1870 – Jan 1872
- Morpeth Gazette Nov 1972 – 1984 and 1987 – April
1992
- Morpeth Herald Nov 1854 – 1985 (not 1855), 1992 and July 1994 –
present (not 1995)
- News Post Leader 1987 – June 1995 (Blyth & Wansbeck
Editions)
Click
here for a full list of local newspaper
holdings.
Northumberland Census Records
Northumberland Libraries hold census records on microfilm and
CD-Rom including:
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Title of Census
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Microfilm
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Microfiche
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CDRom
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Library
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1841 -1871
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Northumberland
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Berwick, Blyth, Hexham, Morpeth
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1881
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British Census and National Index CDRom
(England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands,
Isle of Man & Royal Navy records)
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Berwick, Blyth, Morpeth
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1881
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Northumberland
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Berwick, Blyth, Hexham, Morpeth
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1891
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Northumberland & Durham
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Berwick, Blyth, Hexham, Morpeth
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1891 -1901
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Northumberland
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Berwick, Blyth, Morpeth, Hexham
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1841 -1891
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Northumberland
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Alnwick
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1901
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Northumberland
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Alnwick
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Please contact the library to book a microfilm
or microfiche reader.
Readers are available at:
Alnwick,
Berwick,
Blyth,
Hexham and
Morpeth
For more information on census records in
other forms click here.
GRO Index
General Register Office (GRO) Index 1837 - 1900 is
available on microfiche at Morpeth
Library.
Electoral Registers
Blyth Library and Hexham Library hold electoral registers:
Blyth Library
Blyth area electoral registers May 1929-Oct 1940
Blyth area electoral registers Oct 1945-current
Hexham Library
South Northumberland/Hexham Constituency electoral registers
1832-1900
thereafter at 5 yearly intervals until 1950 on microfilm
1990+ alternate years (paper)
Other Local and Family History Materials
The main collection of trade directories are kept by the
Northumberland
Collections Service.
Trade directories are a fascinating insight of what life was
like, containing facts such as: when the stagecoach
arrived, how much it cost to post a letter, the population, the
rates, landowners, lists of tradespeople and professions,
where their business was located, eminent characters, a potted
history of the town or village and much more – a wonderful source
for family historians and anyone interested in their local
history.
There is also a small
collection of trade directories at Morpeth Library and Blyth
Library.
There are many diverse local history materials on microfilm or
microfiche – below is just a small selection.
Morpeth Library
Microfilm
Allendale Miscellany – local dialect sayings
and stories
Boyd’s Marriage Index – Northumberland 1500 –
1817
Durham Obituaries 1856 –
1916
Economic and Social Development of
Ashington
Officers Died in the Great War ( listed by
regiment and within regiment by name)
Morpeth Court Rolls – Court Book to the manor
and borough of Morpeth 1696 – 1883
- Manor and
Barony of Morpeth Castle 1696 – 1706
- Manor of
Longbenton 1699 – 1705
- Manor of
Heddon on the Wall 1705
- Court
papers to the Manor and Barony of Morpeth Castle 1706 –
1874
CDRom
Calendar of Letters and Papers relating to the
affairs of the Borders of England and Scotland – volume 1 1560-
1594 , volume 2 1595 – 1603
The Complete Peerage
National Burial Index for England & Wales
– 13 million records
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914 - 1919
Blyth Library
Microfiche
Marriage Index 1813 – 1837 – Northumberland & Durham -
incomplete
Northumberland Coal Owners Mutual Protection Association Index
1898-1947
Monumental inscriptions for Horton, Bedlington, Blyth Old Chapel
and Cramlington
Hexham Library
Microfilm
Northumberland Quarter Sessions Indictments 1580 – 1630, 1771 -
1807
Hair Powder Tax Retuns 1795 - 97
Return of Owners of Land 1873
Northumberland Alehouse Recognizances 1822 -26
Index to Hexham Apprentices charity applications 1818-1906
Roll of Honour to Civilian Dead 1939-45
Microfiche
Index to Pedigrees – family trees in Northumberland County
History and Hodgson’s History of Northumberland
Hexham Wills proved at York 1688 - 1799
Hexham Manor Borough Books 1561 – 1872,
Hexham Manor Court Books 1754 – 1765
Pipepowder Court Suit Rolls 1626 – 1845
Pipepowder Court Rolls 1627 - 1686
Monumental Inscriptions for West Northumberland
IGI ( International Genealogical Index)
Northumberland, Durham, Cumberland and Scottish Border counties
- 1992
Remainder of UK - 1988
Fees and Charges
Microfilm readers are free to use. There
is a 50p fee for print-outs or £1 if the print-out is done by
staff.
Libraries that Provide Microfilm or Microfiche Readers
Alnwick
Berwick
Blyth
Hexham
Morpeth
